Columbus City Schools

It’s budget season for public schools in Ohio and there's vociferous disagreement over education funding in the state.

Columbus City Schools is addressing a budget shortfall by cutting more than 60 administrative positions, closing four buildings and making some busing changes.

Dominion Middle School was placed on lockdown Wednesday after a student tip alerting the district and police that a student brought a gun to school.

Columbus City Schools' leaders are creating an independent non-profit foundation to increase opportunities for the district's students while strengthening education.

Columbus City Schools' Superintendent Angela Chapman said the cuts will save the district more than $7 million. Some of the positions were already empty.

Teachers' unions for Columbus and Hilliard schools are condemning ICE activity near district schools and are vowing to protect students.

Columbus Mayor Andrew Ginther criticized Council President Shannon Hardin for "performative outrage" over the mayor's budget not including Columbus Promise funding. Ginther argued the city council has always added funding for the program through amendments to the proposed budget.

Antoinette Miranda, the new Columbus City Schools' Board of Education president, describes where the $50 million in cuts could happen as the district prepares for a challenging new year.

Board members chose Miranda for president at their meeting on Tuesday, at Miranda's first meeting since being elected in November.

Board comments on the review said Chapman has had "difficulty articulating the vision of the district" to the community, stakeholders, and the board itself.